Mallorca airport flooding and flight chaos blamed on construction work
Travellers ran for cover from the rain which came pouring through the roof.
Water is seen on the tarmac at Palma airport this week after a freak storm hit the island closing the airport for one hour
Water is seen on the tarmac at Palma airport this week after a freak storm hit the island closing the airport for one hour.
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Images of the chaos caused by the storm at Palma airport
The strong warnings regarding the weather were theoretically due to arrive on Wednesday but, as the storm advanced, it caught key facilities such as Palma airport, Son Sant Joan, completely unprepared. The flooding has caused operations to be paralysed for hours, flights to be diverted and, above all, a flooded car park that has meant an incessant parade of cars and tourists in the rain.
A worker's dip in Palma airport's large ‘swimming pool’
Image of a worker at Palma airport taking a dip in the large ‘swimming pool’ that the handling area has become after the storm on Tuesday.
The accident has increased traffic congestion
The accident has increased traffic congestion
Different video shots of the torrential rain at Palma airport
Different video shots of the torrential rain at Palma airport.
Video of the Fornalutx school flooding
Video of the Fornalutx school flooding.
Extreme weather in Mallorca
Extreme weather and flooding Platja S'Amarador & Cala Mondragó on Thursday, September 23, 2021. Sent by Stephan Otter.
The road of Cas Concos in Santanyi
The road of Cas Concos in Santanyi already flooded early this morning.
A lot of water is seen here at Estanys Petits, in Alcudia from Tuesday's flooding
A lot of water is seen here at Estanys Petits, in Alcudia from Tuesday's flooding.
Flooding in Sa Pobla
The flooding caused vechicles to be stranded as seen here as a fire truck makes its way through in Sa Pobla.
The rain coming in fast and furious on its way through the north of the island
The rain coming in fast and furious on its way through the north of the island.
The amount of rain that fell in Alcudia can be seen as a man walks through it
The amount of rain that fell in Alcudia can be seen as a man walks through it.
After the storm in Alcudia, comes the clean up
After the storm in Alcudia, comes the clean up.
Heavy rainfall is seen going over roads during the storm in Alcudia
Heavy rainfall is seen going over roads during the storm in Alcudia.
Alcudia's local police accessing the damage from the storm
Alcudia's local police accessing the damage from the storm.
Flooding at a garage in Calle Teodor Canet in Puerto Alcudia
Flooding at a garage in Calle Teodor Canet in Puerto Alcudia.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"